Mc Cann Erickson - Timeline

Timeline

• 1902: Alfred Erickson forms his own advertising agency in New York City.
• 1912: Harrison King McCann, along with four partners, launches H.K. McCann Co, and introduces the credo "Truth Well Told".
• 1927: McCann opens offices in Paris, Berlin and London.
• 1930: McCann and Erickson merge companies.
• 1935: Latin American offices open in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro.
• 1957: McCann became the first U.S. advertising agency to bill $100 million in TV and radio sales.
• 1959: Australian office opens, as well as European offices in Italy, Netherlands and Switzerland.
• 1960: The company is organised into four independent operating units reporting into McCann Erickson, Inc. (later to become the Interpublic Group in 1961). Office opens in Japan.
• 1964: The Spanish government of Francisco Franco hires the agency to improve its image in the United States.
• 1973: McCann International and McCann US reunite into the single agency McCann Erickson Worldwide.
• 1997: McCann Worldgroup formed, includes: McCann Erickson Worldwide, Universal McCann and what would become MRM Worldwide, Momentum, McCann Healthcare Worldwide, Weber Shandwick and FutureBrand.